A man walks by a row of bikes docked at a newly installed Denver B-cycle station this week near the corner of East 12th Avenue and Sherman Street. The Denver Bike Sharing Program is looking to add more new stations in the coming weeks.

Denver’s bike-sharing program is rolling along with plans to add four B-cycle stations downtown in the next few weeks.

“The goal is to have 50 stations by fall,” said Brent Tongco, communications director with the Denver Bike Sharing Program.

The proposed locations are West 14th Avenue and Elati Street, 15th Street and Wazee Street, East 16th Avenue and Sherman Street, and East 21st Avenue and Franklin Street.

The last three locations are in the process of being approved by City Council, Tongco said, adding that the 14th and Elati site doesn’t need council approval because it’s on city-owned land.

Tongco said they are looking for two more locations. Currently, the concentration of B-cycle docks are downtown, but he is fielding a lot of requests to install stations in areas such as Stapleton.

“We’ll follow up on those requests,” Tongco said, “because I would love to have that in the future. We’re going to study how the system works with 50, and next year get a good sense of how to go further out into the surrounding neighborhoods.”

Nick Bohnenkamp, station manager for Denver Bike Sharing, said the program needs to be proved successful before any expansion takes place.

“It’s pretty important that we solidify downtown,” Bohnenkamp said. “It’s the main center of density, so there are more people in the week to cater to.

“The sooner we put up stations, we can generate revenue before we pull the bikes for winter maintenance,” Bohnenkamp said.

The bikes will be removed around Dec. 1, he said.

The B-cycle stations are supported by grants, donations and sponsorships on kiosks and bikes, Tongco said.

The cost to install a station is about $45,000 to $65,000, depending on the size of the site and how much work needs to be done, he said.

The Denver Bike Sharing program launched April 22, Earth Day, with 40 stations, Bohnenkamp said. He estimates construction to begin on the 14th and Elati site around the third week of September.

Tanya Trujillo, who runs her sister’s hot-dog stand in that area, is excited about the new B-cycle station.

“It will work out great,” she said. “It would drive more people to my stand, and they can grab a hot dog or a water before they go.”

Tongco said only one bike has been stolen and is being tracked down. He says the biggest problem so far is “trigger-happy” riders who overuse the bikes’ bells and break them off.

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